1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 10 12 26–9 12–6 Lou Henson Dick Nagy Jimmy Collins Bob Hull 10th 6th 2nd 5th George Montgomery Doug Altenberger Assembly Hall Illini Classic, Champion NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1984–85 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illiniois. Regular season The Illini started out the 1984–85 season ranked No. 1 nationally by Basketball Times in its preseason poll. Illinois made a return trip to the NCAA tournament where the Illini advanced to the Sweet 16. Roster 1984 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Scott Haftner 4 F 6 4 165 FR Noblesville, Indiana Noblesville High School n Tony Wysinger 10 G 5 10 155 SO Peoria, Illinois Peoria Central High School n Tom Schafer 11 F 6 7 205 SO Algonquin, Illinois Jacobs High School n Glynn Blackwell 21 G 6 4 175 FR Highland Park, Michigan Highland Park Community High School n Doug Altenberger 22 G 6 4 200 JR Peoria, Illinois Richwoods High School n George Montgomery 23 F 6 9 235 SR Chicago, Illinois Corliss High School y George Montgomery (basketball) C Efrem Winters 24 F 6 9 230 JR Chicago, Illinois King High School y Bruce Douglas 25 G 6 3 175 JR Quincy, Illinois Quincy Senior High School y Bruce Douglas (basketball) Scott Meents 30 F/C 6 9 230 JR Kankakee, Illinois Herscher High School y Ken Norman 33 F 6 8 215 SO Chicago, Illinois Crane High School y Dee Maras 34 F 6 7 225 SR Antioch, Illinois Antioch Community High School n Reggie Woodward 35 G 6 2 170 JR Chicago, Illinois King High School n Olaf Blab 40 C 7 0 235 FR yes Munich, West Germany Charleston High School n Anthony Welch 44 F 6 9 200 JR y Grand Rapids, Michigan Creston High School n Jens Kujawa 40 C 7 0 235 FR yes Braunschweig, West Germany Taylorville High School y Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (10th year) Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (2nd year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (6th year) Bob Hull (5th year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1984-85 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1984–85 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054135/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1984.html 2014-02-03 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/18/1984 2 yes 5 yes Oklahoma Hall of Fame Springfield, MA Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic 81–64 7,530 1–0 11/23/1984 2 yes yes 1984 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 66–44 2,863 2–0 11/24/1984 2 yes yes Alabama-Birmingham Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 52–59 4,500 2–1 11/25/1984 2 yes yes 1984 Oregon Ducks Oregon Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 75–72 3ot 4,500 3–1 11/28/1984 7 yes 1984 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 81–63 14,543 4–1 12/1/1984 7 yes 10 Oklahoma Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 73–70 16,671 5–1 12/4/1984 7 yes 1984 Chico State Wildcats Cal State-Chico Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 92–47 14,046 6–1 12/6/1984 7 yes yes 1984 Missouri Tigers Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 65–50 12,946 7–1 12/7/1984 7 yes 1984 Columbia Lions Columbia Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 72–48 14,989 8–1 12/8/1984 7 yes 1984 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 93–55 15,789 9–1 12/16/1984 6 yes 1984 South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 83–47 14,026 10–1 12/18/1984 4 yes yes 1984 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 87–65 5,910 11–1 12/22/1984 4 yes yes Loyola (Chicago) Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL 62–63 15,882 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/3/1985 6 yes 1984 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 58–60 14,532 11–3 0–1 1/5/1985 6 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 60–64 15,450 11–4 0–2 1/10/1985 15 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 64–58 ot 13,801 12–4 1–2 1/12/1985 15 17 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 75–63 16,545 13–4 2–2 1/17/1985 11 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–67 9,448 14–4 3–2 1/19/1985 11 yes 1984 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Rivalry 55–43 8,117 15–4 4–2 1/23/1985 6 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 84–66 15,906 16–4 5–2 1/27/1985 6 13 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 52–41 16,764 17–4 6–2 1/30/1985 5 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 34–54 14,123 17–5 6–3 2/3/1985 5 yes yes Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 77–76 7,000 18–5 2/7/1985 9 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 56–64 9,691 18–6 6–4 2/9/1985 9 8 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 45–57 13,609 18–7 6–5 2/14/1985 17 Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 64–42 15,841 19–7 7–5 2/16/1985 17 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 68–49 16,618 20–7 8–5 2/21/1985 16 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 66–50 16,823 21–7 9–5 2/23/1985 16 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 64–72 13,681 21–8 9–6 3/2/1985 18 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 86–43 16,648 22–8 10–6 3/7/1985 14 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 59–53 ot 16,742 23–8 11–6 3/9/1985 14 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 82–56 16,617 24–8 12–6 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament 3/15/1985 12 yes yes 3 E 14 E Northeastern Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA First round 76–57 14,311 25–8 3/17/1985 12 yes 19 yes 3 E 6 E Georgia Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA Second Round 74–58 16,723 26–8 3/21/1985 12 yes 6 yes 3 E 2 E Georgia Tech Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Regional semifinals 53–61 11,913 26–9 |- Central Time Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes PlayedField GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsAnthony Welchhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3510921825118951926415Doug Altenbergerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 35111316270126671438394Efrem Wintershttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 35107113776252493233350Bruce Douglashttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 35117411842107200685278George Montgomeryhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 23587866416839621236Ken Normanhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 29354865510726169227Scott Meentshttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 356528425111872416193Tony Wysingerhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf Season Stats pg. 121 2011-03-15 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3541048383264116134Tom Schafer15227311846172580Scott Haffner2920120916172249Reggie Woodward1234125330429Glynn Blackwell10658911101725 Awards and honors Bruce Douglas Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Ken Norman Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Doug Altenberger Team Most Valuable Player http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-01-15 2014-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf dead Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick George Montgomery Portland Trail Blazers 2 39 1985 NBA Draft Rankings 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Illinois Illinois Fight Illinois Fight